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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W (25/25/12.5/5 W AM) High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.6 A Max 400 mA ?
TX Max 22 A Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 53 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000100D YAESU-FT-000215 YAESU-FTDX-000400